MARY JACKSON PEALE

By 23, the supremely confident Mary Jackson-Peale had become one of the most influential theatrical agents on London&rsquo,s prestigious West Side. , But her self-indulgent lifestyle, which included a string of bi-sexual relationships, endless cocktails of booze and drugs, and the accidental manslaughter of her sex-craved boss, made her a felon on the run.To escape Scotland Yard&rsquo,s dragnet, Mary created a new identity and fled to America with no money, no contacts, and the guilt that her mother&rsquo,s partner had been imprisoned for her indiscretions. , Slowly but surely, she overcame these obstacles &mdash, and a few new ones &mdash, to regain her mojo and become one of Broadway&rsquo,s most sought-after theatrical agents. Now, 37, and at the top of her theatrical game, she fell deeply in love with a handsome, romantic Venetian vintner. Ironically, her world would collapse with a bang that could be heard around the world._,